leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to creep about; to crawl around
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
discovery; detection; finding
space (room, area, outer space)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
ventilation fan; extractor fan
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
again; once more; a second time
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
forcibly; against one's will
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)